Mark Chapter 10 verse 2 Holy Bible
And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away `his' wife? trying him.
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And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?
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And Pharisees coming to [him] asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? (tempting him).
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And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
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Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
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And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - And there came unto him Pharisees - the article should be omitted - and asked him - they came forward before the people, and publicly questioned him - Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? St. Matthew (Matthew 21:3) adds to the question the words, "for every cause." There were causes for which it was lawful. They put this question to our Lord, tempting him; of course with an evil intent. This question about divorce was one which was much agitated in the time of our Lord. In the century before Christ, a learned rabbi, named Hillel, a native of Babylon, who afterwards came to Jerusalem, studied the Law with great success, and became the head of the chief school in that city. One of his disciples, named Shammai, separated from his master, and set up another school; so that in the time of our Lord the scribes and doctors of the Law were ranged in two parties, namely, the followers of Hillel, the most influential; and the followers of Shammai. These two schools differed widely on the subject of divorce. The followers of Shammai only permitted divorce in the case of moral defilement, while the followers of Hillel placed the matter entirely in the power of the husband. The object, therefore, of this artful question was to entrap our Lord, and to bring him into collision with one or other of these two opposing parties. For if he had said that it was not lawful for a man to put away his wife, he would have exposed himself to the hostility of many of the wealthy classes, who put away their wives for any cause. But if he had allowed the lawfulness of divorce at all, they would have found fault with his doctrine as imperfect and carnal, although he professed to be a spiritual Teacher of a perfect system, sent down from heaven.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2-12) And the Pharisees came to him.--See Notes on Matthew 19:3-12. We are not surprised to find St. Mark omitting the "hard saying" about the eunuchs of Matthew 19:12. It was hardly likely, even if he knew it, to commend itself to him as adapted for the Gentile readers for whom he wrote his Gospel. Probably, however, for the reason thus given, it was not part of the current teaching of the Church, and was recorded by St. Matthew as something exceptional.
